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House Calendar No. 131

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 367

[Report No. 107–375]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2341) to amend the procedures

that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer

outcomes for class members and defendants, to outlaw certain practices

that provide inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that

attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of settlements at

the expense of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration

of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to

allow the application of the principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction

to interstate class actions, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 12, 2002

Ms. PRYCE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2341) to amend

the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate

class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members

and defendants, to outlaw certain practices that provide

inadequate settlements for class members, to assure that

attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amount of

settlements at the expense of class members, to provide
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for clearer and simpler information in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28, United States

Code, to allow the application of the principles of Federal

diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions, and for

other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2341) to amend the procedures that

6 apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure

7 fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, to out8 law certain practices that provide inadequate settlements

9 for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive

10 a disproportionate amount of settlements at the expense

11 of class members, to provide for clearer and simpler infor12 mation in class action settlement notices, to assure prompt

13 consideration of interstate class actions, to amend title 28,

14 United States Code, to allow the application of the prin15 ciples of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class

16 actions, and for other purposes. The first reading of the

17 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against

18 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall

19 be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal20 ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
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1 nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After

2 general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

3 under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider

4 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under

5 the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a sub6 stitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary

7 now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the

8 nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No

9 amendment to the committee amendment in the nature

10 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in

11 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this

12 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in

13 the order printed in the report, may be offered only by

14 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered

15 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the

16 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and

17 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall

18 not be subject to a demand for division of the question

19 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points

20 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con21 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the

22 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with

23 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member

24 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend25 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill
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1 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub2 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or3 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

4 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

5 with or without instructions.

House Calendar No. 131

107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 367

[Report No. 107–375]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2341)

to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure faireroutcomes for class members and defendants, tooutlaw certain practices that provide inadequatesettlements for class members, to assure that attorneys do not receive a disproportionate amountof settlements at the expense of class members,to provide for clearer and simpler information inclass action settlement notices, to assure promptconsideration of interstate class actions, toamend title 28, United States Code, to allow theapplication of the principles of Federal diversityjurisdiction to interstate class actions, and forother purposes.

MARCH 12, 2002

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed